For a successful café you need to continually get the word out in order to attract Teen Leaders, other teen attendees, presenters, and community support.
Here is a list of who you might reach out to when marketing a Teen Science Café. If you have additional ideas, please send your suggestions to the TSCN National Resource Center at info@teensciencecafe.org.
- Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumbler, LinkedIn
- Text and email messages
- Flyers in coffee shops, restaurants, schools, libraries, teen centers, teen hangouts, movie theaters, churches, gyms, YMCA’s/YWCA’s
- Website
- EVites and other RSVP systems
- Science clubs, camps, fairs, competitions, and other science programs
- Parent – teacher organizations and other parent clubs
- Science Festivals and other public STEM events
- Word of mouth from peers, teen leaders, parents
- Pride Festival
- School sport events
- Banners on overpasses, street corners, schools
- School announcements
- STEM teachers and counselors
- Youth Leadership Training programs
- STEM employers
- Science Fair, Science Olympiad, Robotics, Computing clubs
- Scouts, 4H, Boys and Girls Clubs and YMCA/YWCA programs for teens
- Junior Docent Programs at Museums, Zoos, and Aquaria
- Science Centers & Museums member lists
- Science Supervisor for School District
- Power school announcements
- Half time announcements at high school sports events
- School marquees
- Employer of the Café presenter
- Adult science cafes
- Youth radio programs
- Public radio and TV announcements
- Community calendars
- Contributing articles about the program to a local newspaper
- Homeschool networks…
Download to view: 31 Flavors of Marketing a Teen Cafe
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This work is supported, in part, by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant #1223830. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSF.
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